Sunday 31st July 06 - Benefit Gig at Staks Bar (8/8) By Joe Hakim Photos By Roland Standaert

(1/8), (2/8), (3/8), (4/8), (5/8), (6/8), (7/8), (8/8).

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We spend so long chatting that I miss the first half of 59 Violets' set. I catch the last couple of tracks, one of which is called Satellite, I think. They make a great melodic punk fueled racket, with a cutting treble-heavy guitar. They get a great response. They round it off their set a cover of The Who's Won't Get Fooled Again, dedicated to Mark. Grown men are reduced to aping Pete Townshend's windmill guitar in the middle of the dance floor, and it's a fitting end to the day. But it isn't quite the end just yet.

Grant, Lloyd and Marv from The Paddingtons have been knocking about in the audience, and they get up on stage on rattle through a couple of covers and a couple of Paddingtons' tunes, topped off with Panic Attack. No one is expecting it, so everyone goes mad again and the day carries on longer than expected. People are dancing and getting up on stage to sing with the band. Everyone's having a fuckin' good time. It's been like a miniature festival, sans the mud and shitty toilets. As the dust settles, people make their way over to The Linnet where the music carries on. It turns out to be an acoustic affair, with various different members of various different bands getting up and doing impromptu sets - guys like Craig and Danny from The Vels and Mike and Chris from The Bonnitts for example.

The drinking carries on, but the story ends because I would be lying if I said that I still knew what the fuck was going on at this point. So, I think it's only fair to close with a word from Baggot, the unsung hero of the day, the guy who had the will to make the whole thing happen: It's all been about Mark and the football team - one night just for them. All the bands have got together to support him, because he always supports us. That's why everyone turned up and everyone was into it. He's a beautiful person.

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